Hop harvest has begun in the Northern Hemisphere. Many brewers have canceled travels plans to the Yakima Valley, to the Willamette Valley, to Germany’s Hallertau region, to Kent in the UK, to Bohemia, to . . .
A “virtual harvest” may not smell the same, but the world’s largest vendors are giving it a go. Hopsteiner starts if off this week with an introduction to its breeding program. Yakima Chief Hops has multiple events planned Monday through Friday every week this month.
On a personal note, my Twitter and Instagram feeds are full of photos from harvest.
#HopHarvest2020 underway at CLS Farms! pic.twitter.com/PIIYyhnd1X
— Yakima Chief Hops (@YakimaChief) August 23, 2020
Good morning pic.twitter.com/9JC15LfEXk
— Carpenter Ranches (@CarpenterHops) August 27, 2020
— Jürgen Weishaupt (@Hopfendoldi) August 31, 2020
Top of the hops. Goldings hops photographed from the top of the ladder. Floral, honey and spice. Harvest starts on Wednesday. @Britishhops @bob_beer @SIBA01 @CAMRA_Official pic.twitter.com/grb3asI1m6
— Alison Capper (@AliCapper) August 23, 2020
These views + the aromas + the equal parts of excitement + exhaustion. . . HARVEST. #soakingitup #hopharvest #becausebeer #puterbaughfarms #hopsdirect #hops pic.twitter.com/nEYVeTTwUs
— Hops Direct, LLC (@hopsdirect) August 29, 2020